weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
they; those guys; those fellows
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
successive generations; successive emperors
combat techniques; combat skills; fighting techniques
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
custom; habit; customary practice
general classification; broad categorization
initiation into an art or discipline
license; licence; permission; driver's license
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
standard; average; typical; normal
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
various parties or factions; minor parties
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
flat; superficial; surface-level; one-dimensional
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
correct location; correct position
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
foot technique (in judo, sumo wrestling, etc.); footwork; tricks performed with the feet
inhalation (of air); inhaled air; intake (e.g. of air)
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
practice; practising; training; study
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous